Morning Minutes: April 22

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Morning Minutes: April 22

Word of the Day

Despot DES-puht (noun) A king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat - dictionary.com

Website of the Day

A Billion Acts of Green

http://www.earthday.org/takeaction/index.html

The Earth Day Network's A Billion Acts of Green is the largest environmental service campaign in the world. Check out their website to learn how you can help them reach their goal of 2 billion green acts.

Number to Know

141: Number of countries that were participating in Earth Day celebrations by the holiday's 20th anniversary.

This Day in History

April 22, 1970: First Earth Day celebrated.

Today's Featured Birthday

Actor Jack Nicholson (76)

Daily Quote

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein

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